Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has urged civil servants appointed as Local Government Secretaries to resign, stressing that their appointment is political.

The governor gave the directives during a meeting with Local Government Sole Administrators and their Secretaries across the state in the government house.

In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Abubakar Bawa, the governor said the controversy surrounding the position of the Local Government Secretaries was now over as the law categorised them among political office holders.

He said: “It is now clear that you are occupying political offices, therefore, if you are a civil servant make sure you resign.

“We believe in the rule of law and will not accept any situation where by people flout the law.”

Aliyu also directed the Local Government Sole Administrators to ensure regular security meetings with the relevant stakeholders in order to check banditry and other crimes in the state.

According to him, “Securing our community is not only the responsibility of governments but the responsibility of all of us.”

The governor also charged the Sole Administrators to carry everyone along on security issues to achieve maximum success.

The governor further charged them to be vigilant and report any suspicious character to relevant authorities for necessary action.

Aliyu also stressed the need for effective surveillance and intelligence gathering in rural areas as a means of tackling insecurity in the state.

He further assured the state of the readiness of his administration to fight banditry and other criminal activities in the state.

He thanked the people of the state for their maximum support to his administration. (THISDAY)